How Identity Politics Could Save Wine // On-Premise Competition Intensifies As Restaurants Favor Smaller Wine Lists // Renewed Attention to Robinson-Patman Act Potentially Good for State Alcohol Pricing Laws

Never mind waffling about sustainability and tradition, getting into the younger demographic might require wineries to take a different tack. Read the latest wine news & features on wine-searcher

Coming out of the pandemic, many on-premise establishments have pared back their wine lists to focus on the essentials, creating tougher competition for wine suppliers catering to the restaurant trade. John Haggai, president and CEO of Andover, Massachusetts-based Burtons Grill … Continue reading →

State alcohol pricing laws have several interrelated forms, but all seek to “level the playing field” with pricing practices between suppliers and their wholesalers or supplier/wholesalers with retailers. The concept that the small convenience store should have the same shot at the pricing of a big box club store is something many in the alcohol industry may have taken for granted, but there are powerful opponents of these laws.

The Golden State raises coverage limits on its last-resort policies after billion-dollar wildfire losses at wineries, vineyards and other ag properties. Here’s how North Coast wineries are coping.

On Friday, February 10, 2023, Manfred Esser, loving husband and father, passed away peacefully at the age of 85.

Today on Insight, we're looking into how Silicon Valley Bank became the dominant bank in the wine industry, Folsom Lake College's viticulture and enology program, and NPR's Mary Louise Kelly's latest book "It. Goes. So Fast."

Amid multi-year deal-making to lock in supply and price for sometimes scarce in-demand wine grapes, North Coast growers face mounting farming-cost inflation.

Constellation Brands pleased investors with its fourth quarter earnings, although sales at the beer and spirits company slightly missed analysts’ expectations.

Thanks to the pandemic, many wineries finally embraced the digital world. Felicity Carter looks at Commerce7, one of the wine-focused digital offerings that flourished. Reading time: 5m

The “State of the U.S. Wine Industry” report from Silicon Valley Bank found that the only growth in the category came from consumers over 60.

Electricity was his career, but bees are Stephen Paisley's calling. They're good for the environment; they're also "just cool."

FROM THE WIRES... Certified Sustainable Vineyard and Winery Announces Sustainability Initiatives Ahead of Earth Month, Including a Tree Planted for Every Wente Vineyards Bottle Sold in April.

A strong vintage and improving relative value could make the 2022 vintage the most exciting EP campaign in years.

In times of market turmoil, such as the 2008 financial crash, the coronavirus pandemic or the war in Ukraine, fine wine has proved itself to...

A Victorian wine grower has been fielding calls from Chinese buyers looking to import her products, despite the ongoing a wine trade freeze between Australia and China.

The UK wine industry is facing financial stress due to rising import costs and higher taxes following the implementation of Brexit. Félix Solís Avantis, a leader in the export of Spanish wine to the United Kingdom, collaborated with Chainvine and Fujitsu to develop a blockchain technology solution with the aim of accelerating exports and reducing costs.

California’s agricultural history runs deep, starting frst with Native Americans and Indigenous peoples—the Paiute, Washo, Mono and more— who built upon California’s unique natural elements, including its fertile soils and climate, to grow and harvest.

The seminar followed Gov. Newsom’s order easing use of floodwaters for aquifer recharge.